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goose egg
goose eggn. Slang 1. Zero, especially when written as a numeral to indicate that no points have been scored.2. A swelling or lump, especially one caused by being struck.goose′ egg`
n. the numeral zero, esp. as a score in a game. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  goose egg - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipherrelative quantity - a quantity relative to some purposenihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" |
goose egg
a goose egg1. In a competition or sporting event, a score of zero. Nope, our team put up a goose egg tonight, losing 7-0.2. A bump on the head, as from hitting it on something. After being hit in the head with a baseball, I bet he'll have a goose egg tonight.3. A failure or defeat. Now the caterer can't make it! Geez, this party is turning into a real goose egg.See also: egg, goosegoose egg 1. Fig. a raised bump on the skull as when one's head has been struck. I walked into the edge of the door and got a terrible goose egg. 2. Fig. in a sports score, zero. At the end of the game there was nothing but goose eggs next to our name.See also: egg, goosegoose eggZero, nothing, especially a score of zero. For example, Our team did badly, earning goose egg, or My income from writing this year was goose egg. This expression is an Americanization of the earlier British duck's egg. [Mid-1800s] See also: egg, goosegoose egg1. n. a score of zero. We got a goose egg in the second inning. 2. n. a bump on the head. I walked into a door and got a big goose egg on my forehead. 3. n. a failure; a zero. (Similar to sense 1) The result of three weeks’ planning is one big goose egg. See also: egg, goosegoose egg
Synonyms for goose eggnoun a quantity of no importanceSynonyms- nada
- naught
- nil
- nix
- nothing
- null
- zero
- zilch
- zip
- zippo
- aught
- cypher
- cipher
Related Words- relative quantity
- nihil
- bugger all
- Fanny Adams
- fuck all
- sweet Fanny Adams
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